takoyaki; octopus dumplings
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
dreadnought class (of warship)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
nothing but; except; no more than
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
suffix for familiar person
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
you (plural); all of you; you all
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
myself; yourself; I; me; you
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...