indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
as you see; as you can see
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
all; entire; whole; altogether
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
magazine; journal; periodical
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
serialization; serialisation; serial story
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)