to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
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
door (Western-style, car, etc.)