father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
myself; yourself; I; me; you
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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 believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to pass (of time); to elapse
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
after all; because; but; even; too; as well