hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
indeed; really; truly; very much
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 hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
how; in what way; how about
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.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way