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 take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
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
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
attack; assault; attempt; try
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
done; just done; just finished
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
please (give me); please (do for me)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
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.)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless