indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
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
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to recall; to remember; to recollect
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
reality; actuality; hard fact
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
myself; yourself; I; me; you
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
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.
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
Chinese smoked and salted ham
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)