appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that child; that kid; that boy; (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
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
suffix for familiar person
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
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.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
consequence; outcome; result; blame
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
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.
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
one's family (home) background (environment)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
myself; yourself; I; me; you
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)