to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
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
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
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 be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
will not do; do not; does not
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; season; period; phase; stage
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
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.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
sea monster; green turtle
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
order in which songs, etc. are played (in playlist, set list, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade