why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
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
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
man; male; masculine gender
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
area; region; district; locality
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to move (house); to change residence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because 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.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality