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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
please (give me); please (do for me)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.)
why; how; for what reason
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so