this world; this life; world of the living
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
world; society; people; the public
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
how; in what way; how about
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
contradiction; inconsistency
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)