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 stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
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
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
curl; curly hair; ringlet
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid