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
to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain ; to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be) ; to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of ; to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished ; to change (into); to turn (into); to transform ; to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do) ; to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make ; to play (the part of); to act as ; to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as ; to be promoted
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since ; from (originator); by ; because; since ; out of (constituent, part) ; through (e.g. window, vestibule) ; after; since ; expresses sympathy or warning
to read ; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant ; to predict; to guess; to forecast; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine ; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji) ; to decipher; to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.); to tell (the time) ; to count; to estimate ; to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
origin; source; beginning ; basis; base; foundation; root ; cause ; (raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock ; (one's) side ; capital; principal; cost price ; root (of a plant); (tree) trunk ; part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand) ; first three lines of a waka ; counter for plants or trees
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 ...
liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite ; liking (romantically); being in love with; beloved ; faddism; eccentricity ; as one likes; as it suits one ; lecherous; lustful; salacious
occasion; time ; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; paragraph; verse; stanza ; clause ; season; term ; one's principles; integrity ; node (of a plant stem) ; (taxonomical) section ; knot (nautical mile per hour)
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); county (e.g. of the UK); region (e.g. of Italy); canton; oblast ; continent ; province (of Japan) ; province (of ancient China); prefecture; department ; dear
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) major ; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on; doing exclusively; sticking to
to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond ; to pass (of time); to elapse ; to have expired; to have ended; to be over ; to exceed; to surpass; to be above ; to be no more than ... ; to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...
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.
thing; matter ; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis ; circumstances; situation; state of affairs ; work; business; affair ; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to ; nominalizing suffix ; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ... ; alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or ; necessity; need ; you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
to save; to rescue; to spare ; to help; to assist ; to support (financially); to contribute (to); to provide aid ; to facilitate; to stimulate; to promote; to contribute to
a little; a bit; slightly ; just a minute; for a moment; briefly ; somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite ; (not) easily; (not) readily ; hey!; come on; excuse me ; thanks, but no; not feasible; not possible