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
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to change; to shift; to come and go
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
cares; ill feeling; reserve
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
being filled with; being full of; permeation
society; public; community; social studies
function; facility; faculty; feature
striking; remarkable; considerable
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
way; course; the only way
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 follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
mass; lump; nodule; baby boom generation (of 1947-1949); babyboomer (born between 1947-1949)
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
generation; the world; the age
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment