deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
father; dad; husband; you; he
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
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 raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be surprised; to be astonished
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
foreign; abroad; overseas
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
that's the way it is; such is life
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very