indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
how; in what way; by what means
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
chopping board; cutting board; flat chest; tiny breasts
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)