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 do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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.
river; stream; River; the ... river
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
counter for drops of liquid
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
society; public; community; social studies
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
don't you think?; indicates question
acid; sourness; sour taste
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")