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
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.
in succession; one by one
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
mysterious thief; phantom thief
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
police; police officer; police station
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
surroundings; environs; circumference
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do