at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
don't you think?; indicates question
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
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.)
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
stairs; stairway; staircase
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
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
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
incident; affair; happening; event
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 teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)