indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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 someone 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 the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
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
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
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!
completion; perfection; accomplishment
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
both (people); the two of them
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
to bring (something); to take 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