to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
suffix for familiar person
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to set (sun); to become dark
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
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
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
how; in what way; how about
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way