at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
it's been a long time; long time no see
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to grow taller (of people)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
had better ...; had better not ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?