hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to be greedy; to devour greedily
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
pork donburi; bowl of rice topped with pork and vegetables
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
such; like that; that sort of
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made