place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
border (between countries); national border
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to face; to go towards; to head towards
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
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 lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
spot; point; place; position
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
step; stride; counter for steps
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)