indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
running water; flowing water; stream
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
(official) audience; interview; reception; meeting with one's lawyer (while detained or imprisoned)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
3rd day of the month; three days
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
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 open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)