man; male; masculine gender
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
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.)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
by myself; in person; by oneself
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
child consultation center; children's welfare center
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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 come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?