indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
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
senior high school; high school
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
summer vacation; summer holiday
that day; the very same day
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
ice; ice cream; ice pop; ice lolly; cold; iced (e.g. iced tea, iced coffee); ice (stimulant drug)
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 buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
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 try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with