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
 request;  commission;  entrusting (with a matter);  dependence;  reliance
 indicates sentence topic;  indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated);  adds emphasis
 considerable;  great;  important;  significant;  a big deal
 thing;  matter;  incident;  occurrence;  circumstances;  situation;  work
 is not;  am not;  are not;  isn't it?
 home area;  home town;  local
 don't;  do;  hey;  listen;  now, ...;  well, ...
 person;  someone;  human beings;  mankind;  human (Homo sapiens);  (other) people;  others
 at (place, time);  in;  to (direction, state);  toward;  for (purpose);  because of (reason);  for
 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.
 stand;  rack;  support;  holder;  counter for machines, incl. vehicles;  setting (e.g. in jewellery);  level (e.g. price level)
 part;  portion;  amount;  worth (as in "two days' worth");  one's means;  one's place;  one's duty
 land route;  overland route;  by land;  overland
 normal;  ordinary;  normally;  ordinarily;  local train;  train that stops at every station
 this sort of;  this kind of;  like this;  such
 personal expenses;  pocket money;  spending money;  incidental expenses;  allowance
 degree;  amount;  grade;  standard;  of the order of (following a number);  about
 mountain;  hill;  mine (e.g. coal mine);  heap;  pile;  crown (of a hat);  thread (of a screw)
 to step on;  to tread on;  to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil);  to stand on;  to experience;  to undergo;  to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
 curry (esp. Japanese curry);  rice and curry
 company president;  manager;  director
 it's not like;  it isn't as if
 but;  however;  even;  however;  no matter how;  ... or something;  either ... or ...
 big mouth;  mouth opened wide;  boastful speech;  tall talk;  large amount;  large quantity
 transactions;  dealings;  business
 indicates sentence subject (occasionally object);  indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions);  but;  however;  regardless of;  whether (or not)
 to be;  to exist;  to have;  to be located;  to be equipped with;  to happen
 until then;  till then;  to that extent;  the end of it;  all there is to it
 link;  connection;  filler;  stopgap (job, budget, etc.);  thickener (e.g. in cooking);  thickening;  hedging
 such ... as;  or some such
 place;  spot;  address;  district;  area;  one's house;  point
 be;  is;  did;  (have) done;  please;  do
 pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
 to;  for;  in order to;  for;  as for;  regarding
 always;  all the time;  never;  usual;  regular
 in accordance with;  following;  roughly;  about;  Street;  Avenue
 cargo;  freight;  money or assets