why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you