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
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
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 accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
soldier; combatant; warrior
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus); angsana; flowering quince (of genus Chaenomeles) (Pseudocydonia sinensis); Chinese quince (Chaenomeles sinensis); quince (Cydonia oblonga)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
murder; killing; murderer
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
two persons; two people; pair; couple
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
suddenly disappears somewhere
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout