human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
while; even though; despite
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
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 connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
innumerable; countless; numberless
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to fill a hole with earth
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
to encamp; to take up positions
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend