indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
all of the United States; the whole of the USA; all of North and South America; the entire Americas
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
general manager; GM; guided missile; genetically modified; GM
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
just one person; only one
nothing but; except; no more than
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to call again; to call (someone) back
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become