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.
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.); wild cat; stray cat
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
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
trial; judgement; judgment
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
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
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
look!; there!; here!; that is
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself