town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be needed; to be wanted
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
honorific/polite/humble prefix
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to be entwined; to be involved
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either