to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
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 finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
great hurry; great haste; rush
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
departure; leaving; setting off
time; hour; period; class
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
hair (on the head); (a) hair
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
honorific/polite/humble prefix
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to care for someone; to look after someone
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above