childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
nothing but; except; no more than
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
really; truly; indeed; good grief
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
now; the present time; just now; another; more
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
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
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
so; therefore; and; (and) then
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn