yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
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 lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
female friend; woman friend
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay