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
clear one's name; redeem oneself; clear (vindicate) one's honor (reputation)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
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.
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to join forces; to cooperate
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
mix; mixed-race person; multiracial person
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
that's the way it is; such is life
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?