at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
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
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you (plural); all of you; you all
company; corporation; workplace
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
two persons; two people; pair; couple
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all