today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to win after tough bidding
to say; to be called; to do
no!; no no!; no, not at all
it is I who should say so
go that far; to that extent
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
since then; from that time; ever since
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during