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afterword; postscript

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boobs; boobies; breasts; breast milk

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indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...

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one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity

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yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

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nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?

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indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm

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to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

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if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)

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to say; to be called; to do

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well!; huh; my, my

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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

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Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

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what sort; what kind

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state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

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at; in; at; when; by; with; so

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this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

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writing; composition; essay; sentence

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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.

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to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

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indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

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don't you think?; indicates question

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which; well; now; c'mon

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newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens

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what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

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thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

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sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

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to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off

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behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

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first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")

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group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect

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that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

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perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

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buying a CD, book, etc. because of the cover

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence

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previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

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direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...

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if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

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beginning; opening; start; outset

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language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

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meaning; significance; sense

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understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

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to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

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be; is

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because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly

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first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least

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