granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
primary school; elementary school; grade school
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to pass (of time); to elapse
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
time; hour; period; class
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof