indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
difference; variation; difference
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
height (of a person); stature
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 prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
defense (esp. in sports); defence
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
posture; position; stance
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question