indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
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
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
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 stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
very young; little; childish; immature
(your) daughter; young woman
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
custom; habit; customary practice
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
when it becomes; when it comes to
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
general; popular; common; typical
common people; ordinary people; masses