indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
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 look around; to survey
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to get late; to advance; to wear on
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
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
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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.)
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so