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
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
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 disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to be silent; to say nothing
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
of course; certainly; naturally
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
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)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she