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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
body and soul; mind and body
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
really; truly; indeed; good grief
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
scene; spectacle; sight; view
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...