right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in that way; thus; so; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
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.)
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
primary school; elementary school; grade school
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
older sister; lass; young lady
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily