indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
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.
how; in what way; how about
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
family; members of a family
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
how; in what way; by what means
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...