new land; new world; new sphere of activity
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
dungeon; dungeon (in an RPG or video game); (underground) labyrinth
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
weather; fair weather; fine weather
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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 rock; to shake; to swing
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
(made of) stone; stone-built
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
existence; being; presence
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
such ... as; or some such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of