after a long time; for the first time in a while
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.); barrier gate; checkpoint gate
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
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 tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
joint representative; joint representation
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
artificial intelligence; AI
existence; being; presence
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)