this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
time; hour; period; class
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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 destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
in that way; thus; so; so?
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
and then; and so; and; so then
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
mysterious power of words to alter reality
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
development; exploitation
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)