indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
one-year-old; one year old
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
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.
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to approach; to draw near
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
myself; yourself; I; me; you