yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
hello; good day; good afternoon
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
sacrifice sale; bargain sale; discount sale
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
cats (esp. the musical: Cats)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
rental video; video rental shop
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
in that way; thus; so; so?
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
honorific/polite/humble prefix
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
one thin flat object; one sheet
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)