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
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
now; the present time; just now; another; more
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
time; season; period; phase; stage
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
considerably; greatly; a lot
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
time; hour; period; class