indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band
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 make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
indie (artist, film, record label, etc.); independent production; independent company; independent publisher
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
time; hour; period; class
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
how; in what way; how about
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)