indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
what kind of; what sort of; what
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
doctor's rounds (in a hospital)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
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.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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; honorific suffix
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
managerial liability; executive responsibility; accountability
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances