pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
identification; ID; identity
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
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 shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to collect; to assemble; to gather
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
around the world; throughout the world
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit