indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to face; to go towards; to head towards
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
indication; (thermometer) reading
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
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 run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
myself; yourself; I; me; you
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
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.)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more