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
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
beginning; outset; first; onset
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
eastern part; the east (of a region)
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
peripheral wall; surrounding wall
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
while; during; while; although; all; both
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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to bear fruit; to produce a crop
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to recall; to remember; to recollect
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back