horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
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.
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to dye; to colour; to color
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to order; to command; to appoint
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha