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
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
suffix for familiar person
how; in what way; how about
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
imagination; supposition; guess
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
point in question (at issue)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
in that way; thus; so; so?
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent