busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
skating (esp. ice); skate; skates
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
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.)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine