indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
someone; a certain person
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
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.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
answering machine; answerphone
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up