such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
petty (minor) official (derogatory term)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
in that way; thus; so; so?
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart