sudden braking; slamming on the brakes
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
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
police officer; policeman; constable
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
concussion (of the brain)
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 raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
insurance; guarantee; warranty
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
revenue office; taxation bureau
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
roadway; road; carriageway
how; in what way; how about