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 air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
honorific/polite/humble prefix
just past noon; afternoon
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
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
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
in that way; thus; so; so?
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.)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
how; in what way; how about
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
genius; prodigy; natural gift
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
now; soon; already; yet; further; more