thousand years; many years
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes 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.)
ordinary person; untitled individual
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
modesty; humility; being humble
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
please (give me); please (do for me)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
sorry; excuse me; thank you
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
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
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean