key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
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 search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
myself; yourself; I; me; you
suffix for familiar person
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to choose; to select; to pick (out)