indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
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
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
fixed date; appointed day
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible