indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
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.
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
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.)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
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
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
preliminary step; first step
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
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
such; like that; that sort of; very
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
name; given name; first name
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour