preschool education; early childhood education
major subject; special study
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
in this way; thus; such; uh...
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
in comparison to; rather than
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in that manner; like that
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
name; given name; first name
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
father; dad; husband; you; he