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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
(police) detective; criminal matter
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
offender; criminal; culprit
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 chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material