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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
timewise; temporal; chronal
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
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.
in its entirety; whole; wholly
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
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
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
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
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone