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
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
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 cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
planning; project; plan; design
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder