book; volume; this; present; main; head
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
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.
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
man; male; masculine gender
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
home area; home town; local
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
the other day; lately; recently
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor