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
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; and then
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
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; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
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
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to face; to go towards; to head towards
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
you said; he said; if ... then; 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, ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing