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
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
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.
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to face; to go towards; to head towards
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
done; just done; just finished
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
cooperation; collaboration
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
promotion; raising of status
match; game; bout; contest
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
of course; certainly; naturally
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)