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
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
selected (sports) team; picked team; all-star team; selection
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
due form; official; formality
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
results; record; grades; marks
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 leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
overall victory; championship
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to take command; to give direction
that is to say; so that means
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to lay the foundation (for)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
at once; immediately; right now
please (give me); please (do for me)