woman who works in the sex industry
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 say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
now; the present time; just now; another; more
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
how; in what way; how about
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(written) contract; agreement
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for