reason; principle; logic ; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon) ; the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to form ; to stay (at); to stop (at); to lodge (in); to take shelter ; to be in the womb (of an unborn child) ; to be part of a constellation
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; current ; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); tide; passing; (changing) trends; tendency ; course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; process ; group of people who remain together after the end of an event ; descent; ancestry; school ; forfeiture; foreclosure ; cancellation ; drifting; wandering; roaming
place; spot; scene; site ; address ; district; area; locality ; one's house ; point; aspect; side; facet ; passage (in text); part ; space; room ; thing; matter ; whereupon; as a result ; about to; on the verge of
to send; to dispatch; to forward; to transmit; to ship; to remit ; to see (someone) off; to escort; to accompany; to take ; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to bury ; to spend (time); to pass; to lead (a life); to live ; to pass (on, along); to advance (a runner) ; to affix (okurigana)
to row; to paddle; to scull; to pull (the oars) ; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.) ; to swing (on a swing) ; to work (a hand pump) ; to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ... ; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...; having no more than ...
to raise; to elevate ; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf) ; to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage) ; to show someone (into a room); to let in (e.g. a guest) ; to give ; to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll; to send (one's child; e.g. to college) ; to develop (talent, skill, etc.); to improve ; to earn (something desirable); to achieve (e.g. a good result); to obtain ; to promote (someone) ; to complete; to finish
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.) ; under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath ; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); in (e.g. the name of ...) ; (someone's) side; (someone's) location
to kill; to slay; to murder; to slaughter ; to suppress; to block; to hamper; to destroy (e.g. talent); to eliminate (e.g. an odour); to spoil (e.g. a flavour); to kill (e.g. one's speed) ; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back; to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.); to hold (one's breath) ; to put out (a runner) ; to pawn; to put in hock
indicates the subject of a sentence ; indicates possession ; but; however; (and) yet; though; although; while ; and ; used after an introductory remark or explanation ; regardless of ...; whether ... (or not); no matter ... ; indicates a desire or hope ; softens a statement ; indicates doubt ; indicates scorn
at (place, time); in; on; during ; to (direction, state); toward; into ; for (purpose) ; because of (reason); for; with ; by; from ; as (i.e. in the role of) ; per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month") ; and; in addition to ; if; although
to write down; to note down; to jot down; to take a note of ; to mention; to describe; to give an account of ; to inscribe; to mark; to brand ; to remember; to engrave (in one's mind)
you said; he said; she said; they said ; even if ; do you seriously think that ; I already told you; you should know by now that; of course ; the said ...; said ... ; says that ... ; I hear that ... ; as for the term ... ; as for ...
right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think? ; hey; say; listen; look; come on ; you know; you see; I must say; I should think ; will you?; please ; so, ...; well, ...; you see, ...; you understand? ; I'm not sure if ...; I have my doubts about whether ...
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.
left and right; right and left ; (asserting) control; influence; domination ; one's attendants; people accompanying one ; (serving at someone's) side ; equivocation
to do; to carry out; to perform ; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into) ; to serve as; to act as; to work as ; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.) ; to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as ; to decide on; to choose ; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.) ; to be (in a state, condition, etc.) ; to be worth; to cost ; to pass (of time); to elapse
to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover ; to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize ; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to appreciate ; to remember; to be familiar with; to be acquainted with ; to experience; to go through; to know (e.g. hardship) ; to get acquainted with (a person); to get to know ; to have to do with; to be concerned with; to be one's concern; to be one's responsibility