telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
it's been a long time; long time no see
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to set up shop; to open a store
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
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
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
at once; immediately; right now
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that