indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
special; particular; peculiar; unique
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
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 contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
both (people); the two of them
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed