to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
suffix for familiar person
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
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.
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...