ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
special training; intensive training; crash course
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
in that way; thus; so; so?
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
river; stream; River; the ... river
educational institution; school; academy; campus
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
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
senior high school student
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
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.
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency