straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
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
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
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.
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
in that way; thus; so; so?
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.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
by myself; in person; by oneself
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)