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
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
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 shine; to glitter; to sparkle
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
family; members of a family
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me