first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
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 sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(feather) duster; dusting
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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.
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
beginning; outset; first; onset
indeed; really; truly; very much
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction