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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
form; shape; figure; visage
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
all; entire; whole; altogether
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to have a talk; to tell a story
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
for example; for instance; e.g.
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth