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
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
cathode-ray tube; CRT; Braun tube
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
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.
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to run around; to bustle about
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
though; notwithstanding; although
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to feel; to sense; to experience
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
button (clothing); push-button
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
number; number plate; license plate
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do