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.
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
already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer ; soon; shortly; before long; presently ; further; more; again; another; the other ; jeez; geez; gee; boy; come on; damn; seriously
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use ; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume ; to use (language); to speak
to live; to exist ; to make a living; to subsist ; to be in effect; to be in use; to function ; to come to life; to be enlivened ; to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)
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 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 attach; to join; to connect; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment); to put against ; to furnish (a house with) ; to wear; to put on ; to keep a diary; to make an entry ; to appraise; to set (a price) ; to allot; to budget; to assign ; to bring alongside ; to place (under guard or doctor) ; to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk ; to load; to give (courage to)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as) ; to claim to be; to call oneself; to wear the title of ; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being ; to adopt as one's name; to take (a name) ; to call out the goods one is selling
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 ...
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
sudden; abrupt; unexpected ; urgent; pressing ; steep; sharp; precipitous ; rapid; swift; fast ; emergency; crisis; danger ; urgency; hurrying; haste ; (in gagaku or noh) end of a song
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 ...
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to part with; to be apart from ; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to divorce ; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
only; merely; nothing but; no more than ; approximately; about ; just (finished, etc.) ; as if to; (as though) about to; going to; on the point of; at any minute ; indicates emphasis ; always; constantly
to joke; to jest; to kid; to josh ; to make fun of; to laugh at; to play a prank ; to romp; to gambol; to frolic; to frisk; to mess around; to fool around; to screw around ; to neck; to make out
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); middle ; in; within; out of (e.g. ten people); among ; during; while; in (the course of); within (a period); throughout ; currently (doing); in the process of; in the middle of; under (e.g. construction, investigation) ; middle way; moderation ; second volume (of three) ; junior high school; middle school ; China