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.
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
social life; social intercourse
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
in the same way as; just like
planning; project; plan; design
management; administration; operation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that