chain; series; connection; linkage
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
is that so?; I see; right; oh
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
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 decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
hope; white hope; person of promise
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
business; trade; operations; sales
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
please (give me); please (do for me)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot