to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
how; in what way; how about
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
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
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to increase; to add to; to augment