ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
last night; yesterday evening
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
film studies; cinema studies
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to