I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
tank (military vehicle); chariot
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...