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 mince; to cut fine; to chop up; to hash; to shred ; to carve; to engrave; to chisel; to notch ; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to record the passing moments ; to etch (into one's mind); to remember distinctly ; to have tattooed ; to torment
pattern; figure; design ; state; condition ; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems ; model; pattern; example ; indicates that something seems likely (e.g. rain or storm) ; framework; territorial framework; moyo
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 notice; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of); to perceive; to sense; to suspect ; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
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 return (something); to restore; to put back ; to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn ; to pay back; to retaliate; to reciprocate ; to respond (with); to retort; to reply; to say back ; to do ... back (e.g. speak back, throw back) ; to do again; to do repeatedly
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry ; to possess; to have; to own ; to maintain; to keep ; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive ; to take charge of; to be in charge of ; to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.) ; to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck
to pick up ; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to accept; to listen to ; to take issue with; to make a problem of; to bring up (as a point of criticism) ; to report (news); to cover; to feature ; to take away; to confiscate; to deprive (someone) of; to revoke; to disqualify; to cancel ; to deliver (a baby) ; to collect (taxes)
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 ...")
to run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger); to escape; to break out; to leave (e.g. one's spouse) ; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to dodge; to shirk; to back away ; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish); to keep the lead (and win) ; to escape (of heat, a gas, etc.); to leak out (e.g. of a scent); to be lost (e.g. of flavor) ; to fail to hold an ideal posture
indicates word or phrase being defined ; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) ; with ; (not) as much as; (not) so much as ; the fact that; to think that; such a thing as
to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with) ; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken ; to become abnormal; to go wrong ; isn't it?; wasn't it?
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 show; to display ; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ... ; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining ; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist); to have (an antique, etc.) appraised ; to have (an injury, person, etc.) looked at (by a doctor); to take (someone) to a doctor ; to make a show of (doing); to do in a conspicuous manner; to do in view of others ; to resolve to do; to do at any cost; to show others that one will ...
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 untie; to unfasten; to unwrap; to undo; to unbind; to unpack ; to unsew; to unstitch ; to solve; to work out; to answer ; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.); to clear up; to remove (suspicion); to appease ; to dissolve (a contract); to cancel; to remove (a prohibition); to lift (a ban); to raise (a siege) ; to release (from duty); to relieve; to dismiss ; to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
normal; ordinary; regular; usual; common; average ; normally; ordinarily; usually; generally; commonly ; local train; train that stops at every station
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
fast; quick; rapid; swift; speedy; brisk; prompt ; early; soon; earlier than usual ; premature; too soon; too early ; easy; simple; quick; fast ; as soon as ...; the moment ...; the instant ...
to take out; to get out ; to put out; to reveal; to show ; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in ; to publish; to make public ; to send (e.g. letter) ; to produce (a sound); to start (fire) ; to serve (food) ; ... out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out) ; to begin ...; to start to ...; to burst into ...
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 ...
expert; learned person ; doctor; PhD; Dr. ; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period) ; pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)