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
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
this world; this life; world of the living
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
island in a pond or river
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
(someone else's) parents; both parents
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show