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 go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to attempt; to test; to try out
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
travel voucher; travel coupon
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
January; first month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
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
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
after that; afterwards; thereafter
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
complimentary ticket; invitation card; invitation ticket
older brother; elder brother
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
in that way; thus; so; so?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
narrow-minded; small-minded; close-minded; intolerant
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
of course; certainly; naturally
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis