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
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 laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
all; entire; whole; altogether
honorific/polite/humble prefix
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
nothing but; except; no more than
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior