thank you for your continued patronage
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Formula One (form of motor racing); F1
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
nothing but; except; no more than
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 be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
of course; certainly; naturally
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
dozens; scores of; decades
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to be dead; to be lifeless
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice