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
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
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
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
healing (esp. through alternative therapies, music, color therapy, supernatural powers, etc.)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
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 bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
Lorelei (Loreley); Rhine maiden who lured sailors to their doom; rock in the Rhine
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
singing voice; (sound of) singing
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
sailor; boatman; passenger
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk