to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
both (people); the two of them
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
manners; behavior; behaviour
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
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 roll up (sleeves, skirt, etc.); to tuck up; to pull up
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.)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
middle of the night; dead of night
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
educational institution; school; academy; campus
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give