indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
how; in what way; how about
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to be photographed; to be projected
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
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 catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom