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
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
finding employment; getting a job
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
sense of values; values; value system
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
real estate agent; realtor
by means of; due to; because of; according to
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
other side; opposite side; other party
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and