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 touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
no matter how much time passes
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
in that way; thus; so; so?
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
splitting the cost; Dutch treat
impossible; unlikely; improbable
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
adds force or indicates command
understood; I see; OK; present; here