such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
how many years; how long; what year
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to pass (of time); to elapse
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to recall; to remember; to recollect