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.
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
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
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
considerably; fairly; quite
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
although I say; although one might say; although called
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
large number (of); many; majority
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
honor; honour; credit; prestige
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
while; during; while; although; all; both
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...