indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
story; tale; talk; discussion
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
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.
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
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.)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
hearsay; learning by hearsay
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
three; three years of age
all; entire; whole; altogether
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly