indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
large river; epic (of a novel, drama, etc.); long-form; large-scale
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
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 start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
suffix for familiar person
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?