today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
how many people; a number of people
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
when it becomes; when it comes to
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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.)
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
sorry; excuse me; thank you
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
please (give me); please (do for me)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh