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 eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to