a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
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
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
suffix for familiar person
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
(coming through) loud and clear
now; the present time; just now; another; more
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
national border; provincial border
check station; checkpoint
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.
three; three years of age
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
at once; immediately; right now
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
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