machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga); path in the heavens
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
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
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
sorry; excuse me; thank you
how; in what way; how about
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
earnings from a part-time job
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
adds force or indicates command