indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
(dead) body; corpse; remains
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
special; particular; peculiar; unique
medicine; drug; chemical agent (e.g. pesticide, bleach, lubricant); chemical
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
two persons; two people; pair; couple
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
pupil; student; schoolchild
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...