indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
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 give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to repeat; to do something over again
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
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
sound; noise; report; note
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least