seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
government service; the bureaucracy
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
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
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
while; during; while; although; all; both
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
how; in what way; how about