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
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
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
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
soldier; combatant; warrior
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
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 be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
that; the matter in question
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
should; must; -able; probably; likely
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all