(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
article; news story; report; account
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
name; given name; first name
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
really; truly; indeed; good grief
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)