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.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
indication; (thermometer) reading
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
until now; so far; up to the present
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that