older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
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 topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
use; utilization; utilisation; application
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
in comparison to; rather than
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally