why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
suffix for familiar person
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
that; the matter in question
concealment; suppression; hiding
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
giant squid (Architeuthis martensi)
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
human being; human; person; character (of a person)