indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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
honorific/polite/humble prefix
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to have a talk; to tell a story
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
name; given name; first name
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
at that time; in those days
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
one thin flat object; one sheet