mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
suffix for familiar person
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...