indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to make merry; to be festive
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
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.
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
alone; by oneself; on one's own
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)