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 effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
meaning; significance; sense
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just