this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
honorific/polite/humble prefix
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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 know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
power; authority; jurisdiction
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
how; in what way; by what means
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to lose sight of; to miss
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
frequency (esp. of waveforms)