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 permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
originally; by nature; from the start
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
all; entire; whole; altogether
princess; daughter of a nobleman
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
surroundings; environs; circumference
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
dilapidated house; deserted house
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand