new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
suffix for familiar person
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
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.
major subject; special study
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
leaving school during a term
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
then; well; so; well then
watercolors; watercolours; watercolor paint; watercolour paint
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
oil paints; oil colors (colours); oils
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
office hours; business hours; working hours
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
not caring; not giving a damn
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as