indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; 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 sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
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 ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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 laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
now; the present time; just now; another; more
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff