indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
chief; main; principal; important
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
Carlisle (UK); Carlyle; Carlile
major war; great war; world war
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
loss of eyesight; loss of sight; going blind; blindness
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
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.
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
with a fixed time; with a deadline
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
forcibly; by force; against one's will
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life