yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
pleasant feeling; good vibes
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
suffix for familiar person
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
I see; that's right; indeed
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
dogwood (Cornus controversa)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
hey there; I say; see here
major incident; major happening; big scandal
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to have a rumor circulating
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
offender; criminal; culprit
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image