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.
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
electricity; (electric) light
code; program; code; regulation; code; symbol set; cord
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
both (people); the two of them
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
nothing but; except; no more than
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
door; gate; opening; title page
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue