indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
chimney sweep; chimney sweeper
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
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 await; to wait for; to expect
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
considerably; greatly; a lot
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)