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
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
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
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
place of assemblage for the bold and ambitious
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding