laundromat; launderette; laundrette; coin-operated laundry; coin laundry; coin-op
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
then; well; so; well then
why; how; for what reason
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
drying machine; dryer; desiccator
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
how; in what way; how about
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo