counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
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
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
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 stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
instant; moment; for an instant
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
underground shopping center; underground shopping centre
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
so; like this; in this way
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
in that way; thus; so; so?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
recently; lately; these days