indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; shachi; mythical carp with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish, considered auspicious protectors of well-being; roof ornament in the shape of a shachi (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
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 stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
flight; desertion; escape
by means of; due to; because of; according to
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
information; news; report; reward; retribution
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to smear with blood; to kill
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
again; once more; a second time
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
leopard (Panthera pardus)
why; how; for what reason
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
to have a talk; to tell a story
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so