serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
there; over there; that place; that far; that much; that point
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
and yet; though; when; in spite of
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
older brother; elder brother
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
manners; behavior; behaviour
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.
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
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
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey