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
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
failure; mistake; blunder
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
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.
suffix for familiar person
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
poisoning; kill by poison
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release (of young fish into a river, pond, etc.); stocking (a river, etc. with fish); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)