liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
already; now; no longer; not any more
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
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
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
tasteful; in good taste; tactful; thoughtful; stylish
to be to the point; to be pertinent
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
personal; individual; private
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
considerably; greatly; a lot
preliminary step; first step
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
panoramic (view, perspective, etc.); high-level; comprehensive (manner); holistic; broad
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
individual; private person; personal; natural person
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
(some) more; even more; longer; further
focus (of a camera, microscope, etc.); focus (of attention, efforts, etc.); photographing (someone) secretly; focus (in a graphical user interface); forecast (bet)