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; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
evening; last night; yesterday evening
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
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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 a lump
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
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
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 (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
film studies; cinema studies
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
seems; I think; I guess; 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
family; members of a family
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to