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.
to be transparent; to show through
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
J; j; Japan; joule; jack (playing card); tatami mat (as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm); Japan Professional Football League
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
feeling; sense; impression
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
than; from; out of; except; but; more
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed