indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
online dating app; match-making app
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
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 eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
shallow playboy; frivolous lad; good-time Charlie
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
now; the present time; just now; another; more
inside one's heart; in one's mind
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
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.)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
flurry of snow in a clear sky; winter wind which brings scattered snowflakes or raindrops; skin eruptions cause by a cold or fever
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
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
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...