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
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
because of; owing to; due to
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
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 be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)