to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be surprised; to be astonished
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
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 lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to be silent; to say nothing