indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
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.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!