breathing of a sleeping person
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
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
please (give me); please (do for me)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
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
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
newspaper slot; newspaper box