indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
treasure; precious article; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
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 bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity