pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
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 finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
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
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
library (usu. single-room); small library
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
falling over; toppling sideways
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament