small quantity; little; little while; short distance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
each place; various places
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
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.
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
all; entire; whole; altogether
to tear off; to strip; to rob
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...