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
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
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 start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to join forces; to cooperate
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...