there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
why; how; for what reason
like this; this sort; this way
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
mass communication; mass media
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 shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
yellow soil; loess; (arch.) Hades; (arch.) hell; (arch.) underworld
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
bad habit; evil custom; harmful practice
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to recall; to remember; to recollect
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
war; battle; match; game; competition
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
killing time; staving off boredom
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise