indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
have a good day; take care; see you
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
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 pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to control; to command; to get the better of
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
remaining heat; remaining warmth; residual public excitement; commotion; lingering enthusiasm; lingering fervor
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
island in a pond or river