island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
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
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
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 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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
light; right; right field; right fielder
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
second day of the month; two days
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
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
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
royal capital; imperial capital
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
dealing with; coping with
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
on the sea; surface of the sea
very likely; very probable