to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.
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
of course; certainly; naturally
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
full of energy; full of liveliness; full of pep
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
in that way; thus; so; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to collect; to assemble; to gather
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)