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.
escaping from prison; jailbreak
person from (the planet of)
shaking (e.g. a container); milkshake; shake
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
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)
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
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
destruction; disruption; (application) crash