somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account
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 start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
on the occasion of; at the time of
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
kindergartener; preschooler
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
David Copperfield (illusionist)
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry