indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to mix; to stir; to blend
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
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.)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")