indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
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
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
I see; that's right; indeed
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to be surprised; to be astonished
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
inside; interior; inner part
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
(some) more; even more; longer; further
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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.