indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
old hag; old woman; old bat
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
how much; how many; to what extent
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
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.
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
how; in what way; by what means
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to blaze; to burn brightly
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)