mountain river; mountain stream
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
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 hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
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
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
had better ...; had better not ...
you said; he said; if ... then; 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
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
livelihood protection; public assistance; welfare
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
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)