at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
while; even though; despite
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend