indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
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 build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign