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.
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
workshop; studio; atelier
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be free; to be available
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
training; drill; practice; discipline
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
all; entire; whole; altogether
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
game arcade; video arcade
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
hey there; I say; see here
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
adaptability; flexibility
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...