I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
from now; from this moment; henceforth
university student; college student
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
honorific/polite/humble prefix
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door