indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
memories; recollections; reminiscence
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
myself; yourself; I; me; you
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
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.
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
had better ...; had better not ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
of course; certainly; naturally
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work