beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to concern; to be related
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to talk; to chat; to chatter
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
how much; how many; to what extent
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
spot; point; place; position
campground; campsite; camping-ground
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths
fish pond (artificially stocked); fishing pond
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
leisure facility (e.g. amusement park)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that