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
great depth; bottomless; great height
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
together; at the same time; same; identical
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
consequence; outcome; result; blame
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
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 roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as