why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
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 aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
why; how; for what reason
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
present (brought by a visitor); gift
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work