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
by means of; due to; because of; according to
feeding (animals); provisioning
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
please (give me); please (do for me)
life; living; I; me; student
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
pupil; student; schoolchild
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
large container; person of great talent
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out