power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
light; right; right field; right fielder
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
at once; immediately; right now
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
meaning; significance; sense
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
several minutes; a few minutes
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
distribution transformer; service transformer; pole-mounted transformer
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo