the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
sweet tooth; love of sweet things
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to mix; to stir; to blend
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
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.
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
what do you want?; can I help you?