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
name; given name; first name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to subsist; to keep on living
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
in that way; thus; so; so?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
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 anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
from the beginning; from scratch
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself