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
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
time; hour; period; class
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.
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
welcome!; nice to see you!
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least