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
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
men and women of all ages
to like; to love; to be fond of
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
perfect; complete; flawless
female high-school student
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
summary site; aggregator; type of site which features summaries of online discussion threads and blogs
going around; patrol; round; tour
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety