to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
hello; good day; good afternoon
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
tag (children's game); tig
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)