opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
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 give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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.)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence