nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
constant; steady; constant
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
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.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
adds force or indicates command
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
interchange; international; inter-