good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
please (give me); please (do for me)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade