language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
document; official papers
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.
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
silence; stillness; quietness
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
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.)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
always; all the time; never; usual; regular