north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
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
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
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
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?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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.
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
outside of; not covered by
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute