yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
evening; last night; yesterday evening
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
in that way; thus; so; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
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
senior high school; high school
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to degenerate; to lapse into
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute