origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
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
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
ago; since; before; previous
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
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 smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
surely (not); certainly (not)
such; like that; that sort of; very
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
living thing; organism; creature; biology
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
one's person; around one's person
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
correct; proper; formal; invertible (matrix); holomorphic
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.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
back street; back alley; slums