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.
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
please (give me); please (do for me)
to serve; to work for; to attend
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
suffix for familiar person
soldier; combatant; warrior
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!