business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
... years old; age (of) ...
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
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 choose; to select; to pick (out)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
village headman; village mayor
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
it's been a long time; long time no see
now; the present time; just now; another; more