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
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
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.
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
student (esp. a university student)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
murder; homicide; manslaughter
chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
finishing blow; coup de grâce
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
mysterious and unconfirmed animals (e.g. chupacabra, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
story; tale; talk; discussion
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)