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
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
family; members of a family
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
time; season; period; phase; stage
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial