annotation; explanatory note; comment
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
theatre; theater; playhouse
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
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.
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
myself; yourself; I; me; you
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!