indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
fair and square; open and aboveboard
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
in that way; thus; so; so?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
how; in what way; how about
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 prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
way (of doing); manner; method; means
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
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 stop walking; to pause
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation