begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
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.
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
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)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
that day; the very same day
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)