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
time; hour; period; class
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
how; in what way; how about
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o