the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
long ago; already; a long time ago
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
sick person; patient; invalid
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
family; members of a family
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
how; in what way; how about
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.)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?