indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
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
event; phenomenon; matter
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
suffix for familiar person
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
now; the present time; just now; another; more
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 raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank