-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
while; during; while; although; all; both
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
suffix for familiar person
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to be surprised; to be astonished
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
adds force or indicates command
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
name; given name; first name
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung