rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
how many people; a number of people
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
long thin brown "naoko" mushroom
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
evening; evening (of a special event); last night; yesterday evening
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!