indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
company; corporation; workplace
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
unprofitable business operation
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
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.
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
family; relatives; dependents; household
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal