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 teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
such; this sort of; like this
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
full ripeness; full maturity
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
yearned for; longed for; missed
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism