(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
system; institution; organization; organisation
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
master; teacher; stable master
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
adds force or indicates command
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's