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 hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
estimate (of costs); budget
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to be conspicuous; to stand out
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male