indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
disinheritance; disowning
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of