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.
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
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.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to lose sight of; to miss
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
offender; criminal; culprit
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
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
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to face; to go towards; to head towards
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)