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 kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
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)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...