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
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
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.
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
spiritually rich; good for the soul
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be born; to come into the world
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to recall; to remember; to recollect
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
reason; cause; circumstances
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
society; the world; the times
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
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
now; the present time; just now; another; more