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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
now; the present time; just now; another; more
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
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...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
than; from; out of; except; but; more
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
in this way; thus; such; uh...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
in comparison to; rather than
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful