to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
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 save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
March; third month of the lunar calendar
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
now; the present time; just now; another; more
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
living thing; living creature; animal; life
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; requesting a video review (of a referee's call)