that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
suffix for familiar person
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is 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
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
imagination; supposition; guess
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
in that way; thus; so; so?
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say