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
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
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.
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
incident; affair; happening; event
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
reality; actuality; hard fact
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
it is not (like that) either
to be surprised; to be astonished
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
woman; female; feminine gender
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless