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 go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
river; stream; River; the ... river
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
hot-spring village; onsen village
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
headquarters; head office; main office
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
you (plural); all of you; you all
to fall behind the times; to miss out (on an opportunity); to miss the boat; (lit.) to miss the bus
adds force or indicates command
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder