officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
peril; danger; hazard; distress
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
by means of; due to; because of; according to
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
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 decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit