indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to face; to go towards; to head towards
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed