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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
now; the present time; just now; another; more
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
father; dad; husband; you; he
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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 take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
adds force or indicates command
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn