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
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
computer game for men featuring beautiful women characters (usu. adult game)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
police officer; policeman; policewoman
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
traffic safety; driving safety; road safety
control; management; supervision
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question