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 undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study ; to send; to dispatch; to despatch ; to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.) ; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer ; to make (a vehicle) go faster ; to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise ; to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke ; to hold (a performance); to perform; to show ; to ease (one's mind) ; to harm; to injure; to kill
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive ; to come back; to do ... and come back ; to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue ; to come from; to be caused by; to derive from ; to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")
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 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
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
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
to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe ; to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge ; to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on ; to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.) ; to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try ; to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...
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 be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick; to cling ; to remain imprinted; to scar; to stain; to dye ; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.) ; to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.) ; to take root ; to accompany; to attend; to follow; to study with ; to side with; to belong to ; to possess; to haunt ; to be lit; to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.) ; to be settled; to be resolved; to be decided
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence) ; both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence) ; even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than ; even if; even though; although; in spite of ; further; more; again; another; the other
to cry; to shed tears; to weep; to sob ; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to face hardship ; to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly; to make sacrifices ; to be not worth worth the name; to suffer (of a reputation); to be spoiled; to be put to shame ; to lament; to bemoan; to bewail
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 ...
hole; opening; orifice; perforation ; pit; hollow; cavity; hole (e.g. in the ground) ; burrow; den; lair; holt; hole ; deficit; shortage; (financial) hole; loss ; gap (left by a missing employee, team member, etc.); vacancy; opening ; flaw; fault; defect; weak point; hole (in a theory, plan, etc.); loophole ; good place not many people know about; well-kept secret ; upset victory (with a large payoff); long shot; dark horse ; (partitioned) box (type of floor seating in a traditional Japanese theatre) ; hiding place; hideout
inside; within ; while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of ; among; amongst; (out) of; between ; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success) ; within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts ; we; our company; our organization ; one's home; one's family ; my spouse; my husband; my wife ; signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife ; I; me
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
sometimes; occasionally; at times; from time to time; now and then; once in a while; at intervals ; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to blow (of the wind) ; to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to blow on (hot tea, candles, etc.); to puff ; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to whistle (a tune) ; to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout; to spew; to puff out ; to sprout; to put forth (buds) ; to appear (on the surface); to form; to be coated with (powder, rust, etc.) ; to burst out laughing; to burst into laughter ; to brag; to talk big ; to smelt; to mint
thank you; thanks ; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite (regret) ; quite; really; mostly ; somehow ; in spite of oneself; try as one might; no matter how hard one may try (to, not to) ; greetings; hello; goodbye
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 ...
to weaken; to grow weak; to wane; to decline (of one's health) ; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be dispirited ; to be troubled; to be at a loss; to be perplexed; to be annoyed
to drink; to swallow; to take (medicine) ; to smoke (tobacco) ; to swallow up; to engulf ; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down; to hold back; to swallow (one's tears); to catch (one's breath) ; to accept (a demand, conditions, etc.); to agree to ; to make light of (someone); to think nothing of; to overwhelm; to overawe ; to carry (a concealed dagger, etc.); to conceal (up one's sleeve, etc.)
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
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
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
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of) ; apart from... (used to change the topic) ; even (e.g. "not even a single person") ; thinking that...; trying to...
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 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)
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 ...