indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
interior; inside; internal
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
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
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.
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases