indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
name; given name; first name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a.m.; before noon; ante meridiem; AM broadcasting; amplitude modulation
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
genius; prodigy; natural gift
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
by means of; due to; because of; according to
war; battle; match; game; competition
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
again; once more; a second time
because of; owing to; due to
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
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 save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
repechage; revival series; loser's bracket; second-chance match
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
voting; ballot; poll; vote
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off (workers)