something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
senior high school; high school
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
(some) more; even more; longer; further
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
please (give me); please (do for me)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
well known; well connected
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot