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
name; given name; first name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
one day; (on) a certain day
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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 trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
large amount of money; great cost
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
genius; prodigy; natural gift
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
war; battle; match; game; competition
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
again; once more; a second time
participation; joining; entry; adherence
small number; few; minority
choosing between two things; two choices
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
job application form; employee satisfaction
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
minority group (party); minority