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
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
any more; any further; any better; any longer
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
all; entire; whole; altogether
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
(temporary) closure of school
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...