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
control; management (e.g. of a business)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
reaching; attaining; arrival
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
very likely; very probable
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
please (give me); please (do for me)
to repeat; to do something over again
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to face; to go towards; to head towards
evening; last night; yesterday evening
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
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.
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
battlefield; battleground
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
war; fighting; fierce competition
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work