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
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
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.
decision; determination; resolution
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
three; three years of age
door; gate; opening; title page
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
ten; 10; ten years of age
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
how to use (something); usage instructions; directions (for usage); use; usage
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
item; something that one "just has to have"
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips