middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
adds force or indicates command
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to rain incessantly; to downpour
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
meaning; significance; sense
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
spirogyra; algae forming pond scum
feeling; sense; impression
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do