hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
since; henceforth; ever since
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
skipping school or work (without a good reason); playing truant; playing hooky
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
they; those guys; those fellows
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible