indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
now; the present time; just now; another; more
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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 take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn