Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
study; research; investigation
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to find out; to discover; to locate
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
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 betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
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.)
of course; certainly; naturally
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
adds force or indicates command
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
please (give me); please (do for me)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...