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
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
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
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
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.
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)