indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
basket; basketball; basket cloth
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
halfway (through, complete); midway
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
refinement; elegance; grace
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate