year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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 receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
second day of the month; two days
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
flight; desertion; escape
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
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
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
discovery; detection; finding
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
testimony; (verbal) evidence
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.)
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
court (of law); courtroom
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
witnessing; observing; sighting
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result