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.
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
clearly; distinctly; vividly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
imperial court; royal court
by means of; due to; because of; according to
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
Japanese ash (Fraxinus japonica)
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know