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
leader of a delegation (body, party)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
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 dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
those (near the second person)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
maximum; max; mux (multiplexor)
Battlestar Galactica (fictional spacecraft)
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
offender; criminal; culprit
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
district court; local court
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
trial; judgement; judgment
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
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
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
innocence; being not guilty
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
notice; attention; observation
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer