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
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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 ...
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted basket or box (e.g. of chocolates)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
suddenly; all of a sudden
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
female; woman; female sex; 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); competiton 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; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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