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 strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat