I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
meaning; significance; sense
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
honorific/polite/humble prefix
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial