indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
several weeks; a few weeks
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
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 end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
preparation; arrangements
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
contributing cause; exciting cause; incentive; motive
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...