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 aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand; three and a four (in dice games)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
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.)
war; fighting; fierce competition
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
again; once more; a second time
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
first (of its kind) in Japan
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
long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
steady advance; carrying all before one
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
already; now; no longer; not any more
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning