indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
as a child; when one was a child
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
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 ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained