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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
myself; yourself; I; me; you
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)