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 examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
interception (email); wiretap; bug
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
if so; in that case; in that situation
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
man; male; masculine gender
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
incoming telephone call; telegram received
quiet; calm; leisurely; distant; far-off; boundless
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to face; to go towards; to head towards
Kobayashi Kenta (1981.3.12-)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me