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 pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
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
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
myself; yourself; I; me; you
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
consequence; outcome; result; blame
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly