at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
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 roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
congratulations on entering a school; gift to someone entering a school
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
shifting gears; changing gears
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
mountain bike; mountain bicycle
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
roadway; road; carriageway
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
pulling something out (in a stroke); plucking out; forcibly removing one after another (e.g. demonstrators); overtaking multiple people (in a spurt); pulling ahead
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.)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
to straighten up; to sit upright
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
sudden braking; slamming on the brakes
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another