not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
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
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
university town; college town
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
development of potential ability; capacity development
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
myself; yourself; I; me; you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
reality; actuality; hard fact
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.
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
nothing but; none other than
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
principle; theory; fundamental truth
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to come from; to have roots in
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...