nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
hello; good day; good afternoon
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
counter for books; volume
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
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 out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
the current ...; this; today's ...
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about; questionable
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
don't you think?; indicates question
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be worried; to be troubled
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
doctors; teachers; lawyers
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
research; study; investigation
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.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...