today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
scene; spectacle; sight; view
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
two persons; two people; pair; couple
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
senior high school; high school
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
senior high school student
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
attendance (at school); going to school
height (of a person); stature
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair