indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
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.)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
particularly; only; in the case of
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
don't you think?; indicates question
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
myself; yourself; I; me; you
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
watchful waiting; careful supervision
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)