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
March; third month of the lunar calendar
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
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; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)