yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to push aside; to push one's way through
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to face; to go towards; to head towards
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
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)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work