Particle
certainly; of course; to be sure; surely
パターソン博士：いいですとも。ココの猫好きを知っていますか。Dr. Patterson: Sure. Do you know about Koko's love for cats? even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); though; although
usu. with volitional verb or adj. stem
without even; without so much as
with neg. verb
at the (least, earliest, etc.)
after an adverbsee 遅くとも
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
also (called); also as
Particle
well
sometimes esp. an emphatic form of the particle と