to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
to give permission to marry
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
death with dignity; natural death (as opposed to extending one's life unnaturally with life support)
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 desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
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.)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise