pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
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 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)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over