indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
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 refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
of course; certainly; naturally
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
no!; no no!; no, not at all
at least; at most; (even) just
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
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.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of