to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
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.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
breath; breathing; tone; mood
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 blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
body; physical system; (the) person
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work