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 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.)
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 raise; to bring to (someone's attention) ; to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to play on (one's sympathies) ; to complain ; to sue (a person); to take someone to court ; to resort to (e.g. arms, violence)
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 install; to fit; to fix; to set up; to furnish; to equip ; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to secure (a contract, support, etc.) ; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
to train; to teach; to educate ; to acquire (information); to learn; to cram ; to stock; to stock up on ; to prepare (esp. ingredients for brewing) ; to insert; to build into; to fit
thing; object; article; stuff; substance ; one's things; possessions; property; belongings ; things; something; anything; everything; nothing ; quality ; reason; the way of things ; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen ; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ... ; cause of ...; cause for ... ; somehow; somewhat; for some reason ; really; truly
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) ...
again; once more; once again; another time; some other time ; also; too; as well; likewise ; on the other hand; while ; and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore ; or; otherwise ; really; how; (what, why) on earth ; indirect
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
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 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)
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 reel; to wind; to spin (thread) ; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to leaf through (a book); to consult (a dictionary); to refer to (an encyclopedia) ; to count (e.g. the days) ; to open one-by-one; to close one-by-one (e.g. shutters)
water (esp. cool or cold) ; fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid ; flood; floodwaters ; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout ; break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
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 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 destroy; to demolish; to pull down; to tear down; to level ; to disturb; to put into disorder; to throw off balance; to make shaky ; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease ; to break (a bill); to change; to make change ; to write in cursive style; to write in running style ; to break into a smile; to let off a smile ; to lower (a price)
to carry; to transport; to move; to convey ; to come; to go ; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move ; to carry out; to proceed with; to arrange ; to go (well, etc.); to proceed; to progress
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
important; serious; crucial ; valuable; precious ; serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis ; great undertaking; great enterprise; great thing ; safe; OK
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to attain ; to lead to (a place); to get to ; in the extreme case of ; to come; to arrive; to result in
to hear ; to listen (e.g. to music) ; to ask; to enquire; to query ; to hear about; to hear of; to learn of ; to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with ; to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to ; to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance) ; to taste (alcohol); to try
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
depending on ; as soon as; immediately after; upon ; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand") ; order; program; programme; precedence ; circumstances; course of events; state of things ; reason