from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
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
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
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 create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
three; three years of age
recovery; undoing; recall
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
how; in what way; how about
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.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire