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
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
murder; homicide; manslaughter
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
to smear with blood; to kill
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
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 open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow; Himalayas
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
perfect; complete; flawless
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
thereupon; shortly thereafter
cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
useless; vain; aimless; idle
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
alone; by oneself; on one's own
please (give me); please (do for me)