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
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
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.
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
(present) head of a family
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
study; library; den; home office; reading room
door; gate; opening; title page
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
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.)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to serve; to work for; to attend
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
several years; a few years
to pass (of time); to elapse
even though; despite; when
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with