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
basket; basketball; basket cloth
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
midway; halfway through; in the course of
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
refinement; elegance; grace
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
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
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan