direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
than; from; out of; except; but; more
two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
in that way; thus; so; so?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
suffix for familiar person
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
it is I who should say so
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)