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 wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
(another's) daughter; young lady
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
integrated circuit; IC; interchange
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
death from disease; death from illness
young person; youth; young
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into