indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
drama; theatre; theater; play
(school) recital; school concert; class presentation; presentation (for a new product, etc.); announcement event; launch event
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
appearing together (in a film, play, etc.); performing together (at a concert, etc.); acting together; co-starring; playing together (in a sports match)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
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.)
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
acting ability; talent as a performer
someone; a certain person
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that