indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
Saber (Honda sedan); Sabre (jet fighter)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
pride; boast; credit (to)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
regret; repentance; remorse
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
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)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
already; now; no longer; not any more