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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
these guys; these fellows
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
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
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
please (give me); please (do for me)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
adds force or indicates command
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
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 strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to be forward; to be impertinent