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 one's heart; in one's mind
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)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
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 take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
suffix for familiar person
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
mask; disguise; guise; mask
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
go that far; to that extent
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
sailor suit; middy uniform
soldier; combatant; warrior
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
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!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you