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 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 deepen; to heighten; to intensify
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
suffix for familiar person
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
loveable; very likeable; like very much
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to have a talk; to tell a story
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!