older sister; elder sister
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
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
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
anything and everything; just about everything
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be born; to come into the world
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted