indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
opposite side; other side; other party
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
student of a women's college; female university student
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
neckline (of dress, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
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 wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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.)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
machine; race car; racing motorcycle
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception