he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
woman; female; feminine gender
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
now; the present time; just now; another; more
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
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
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love