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.
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
please (give me); please (do for me)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
convenient; handy; useful
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of