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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
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
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to pile up; to accumulate
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
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 (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
reality; actuality; hard fact
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...