to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
feeling; sense; impression
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last