being fond of children; person who likes children; being liked by children
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because 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.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
correction; rectification; mending; repair
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
sitter (person looking after children, pets, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker