indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
hello; good day; good afternoon
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
legend; folklore; legend (e.g. on a map); usage guide; (living) legend; icon
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
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 in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
number one; first; best; most; game; round
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
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.)