here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
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
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
real estate agent; realtor
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
part-time high school; night high school
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how