indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
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.
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
special selection; special approval; special prize; highest honours
(United States of) America; USA
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted box (e.g. of chocolates); assorted basket
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
contract; compact; agreement
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.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand