to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
stomach acid that flows backwards into the mouth (due to acid reflux)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to do; to have the nerve to (do)
dividing line; parting (of the hair); partition; crisis; decisive moment
absentmindedness; dreaminess; fool; blockhead; hollowness; emptiness
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
really; truly; indeed; good grief
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
such; this sort of; like this
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite