indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
something intended as a lie or joke which (by chance) ends up being true; lie turned truth
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
that's the way it is; such is life
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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 ...
experiential; empirical; experimental
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...