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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
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.
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
good feeling; feeling good
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
in search of; in order to look for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
carving; engraving; sculpture
to collect; to assemble; to gather
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
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.)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case