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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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.
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
number one; first; best; most; game; round
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
(some) more; even more; longer; further
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
meaning; significance; sense
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to concern; to be related
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...