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
government; administration
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
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
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
please (give me); please (do for me)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
sluggishness after few days off
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
suffix for familiar person
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely