indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
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 get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
10th day of the month; ten days
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
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.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
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 ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
kind; sort; species; species
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset