why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
such; this sort of; like this
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
genuine article; real thing; real deal
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
proposal; proposition; suggestion
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
festival; feast; carnival
indicate reason; infers some protest