indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
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
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
people; men and women; each person; everybody
devil; evil spirit; genie
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)