next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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 aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
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
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
hoe; raw fish or meat dish in Korean cuisine
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
the hundredth year; out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope; rare chance; unusually good fortune
wheat straw; barley straw
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
gem; jewel; precious stone
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till