protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
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.
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
river; stream; River; the ... river
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
please (give me); please (do for me)
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
myself; yourself; I; me; you
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)