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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
bank; banking institution
armoured car (for transporting valuables); security van
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
arrest; apprehension; capture
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
the same; the said; likewise
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.
escaping from prison; jailbreak
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
third day of the month; three days
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-