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 plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
bento; Japanese box lunch
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)