Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
letter; missive; note; mail
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to make a speech; to address
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
to bring up indulgently; to coddle
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
older sister; elder sister
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
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration