had better ...; had better not ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
keep up your strength; chin up!
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
so; like this; in this way
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
have a good day; take care; see you
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation