at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
counsel; defender; advocate
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
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
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
petition for retrial; appeal for retrial
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.
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
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.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
showing one's face in public; facing another person
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
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
by myself; in person; by oneself
arrest; apprehension; capture
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
tone (of voice); manner of talking
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...