memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
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 take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
if so; in that case; in that situation
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
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
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
knowing; (an) acquaintance
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
pining away; dying from love
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
just; fair; proper; reasonable
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
when it becomes; when it comes to
reproachful; hateful; bitter
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work