meteor; shooting star; falling star
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
please; somehow or other; one way or another
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
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)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
father; dad; husband; you; he
because of; owing to; due to
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
how many people; a number of people
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision