indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
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.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
honorific/polite/humble prefix
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
being in one's room (office, etc.)
don't you think?; indicates question
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn towards; to point
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
rather; better; instead; if anything
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable