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
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
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 escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
district; section; sector
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch