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
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
slip; skid; slip (i.e. petticoat); slip (of paper); Serial Link IP; SLIP
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
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
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green (on a golf course)
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
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
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
underground; subterranean
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
adds force or indicates command