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
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
relatively; comparatively
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
now; the present time; just now; another; more
club activities; extracurricular activities
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial