eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
Vaizman; Weisman; Weissman; Wiesmann; Wiseman
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...