► 終助詞
から [から] [coll] meaning: intention rank: 1
☆ この恨みは必ず晴らすからな ⇨ I will avenge this grudge
☆ どうなっても知らないからね ⇨ I won’t be responsible no matter what happens
☆ 後で電話しますから ⇨ I will call you later
► 動詞
意図 [(1)いと] [意図する] [liter] meaning: intention rank: 2
☆ それは私の意図したものとは随分違う ⇨ That’s quite different from what I intended
► 助動詞
う [う] meaning: intention rank: 1
☆ どんなに泣こうが結果は変わらない ⇨ The result won’t change however you cry (☛ After 未然形 of 五段動詞, 形容詞, 形容動詞)
☆ 帰ろうとした時に電話が鳴った ⇨ My phone rang when I was about to leave (☛ After 未然形 of 五段動詞, 形容詞, 形容動詞)
☆ 彼女にどう考えているか聞こうと思う ⇨ I think I’m going to ask her what she thinks (☛ After 未然形 of 五段動詞, 形容詞, 形容動詞)
☆ 細かい所は後で直そうと思っている ⇨ I’m thinking that I will fix the fine details later (☛ After 未然形 of 五段動詞, 形容詞, 形容動詞)
よう [よう] meaning: intention rank: 1
☆ もう眠たいから残りは明日にしよう ⇨ I’m sleepy so I will do the rest tomorrow (☛ After 未然形 of non-五段 verbs)
☆ 一度試してみようと思っている ⇨ I am thinking about trying it once (☛ After 未然形 of non-五段 verbs)
☆ 御身体には十分気を付けられるよう ⇨ Please take very good care of yourself (☛ After 未然形 of non-五段 verbs)
☆ 残りは後で食べよう ⇨ I will eat the rest later (☛ After 未然形 of non-五段 verbs)
► 補助動詞
見る [(1)みる] [coll] meaning: intention rank: 1
☆ もう一度考えて見ます ⇨ I will think about it one more time
► 成句
気 [き] [その気] [coll] meaning: intention rank: 1
☆ 彼は説得されてやっとその気になった ⇨ He was persuaded and finally became willing
☆ 日本はその気になれば核兵器を簡単に開発する事が出来る ⇨ Japan can develop nuclear weapons easily if it really wants to
☆ 本人にその気が無ければどうしようもない ⇨ There is nothing you can do unless he himself, she,herself, wants to do it
ようっと [ようっと] [coll] [peer] meaning: intention rank: 2
☆ お父さんに頼んでみようっと ⇨ I’m gonna ask dad (☛ Usually only used in a monologue)
☆ 今晩は魚にしようっと ⇨ I’m gonna have fish tonight (☛ Usually only used in a monologue)
► 名詞
気 [き] [気が無い] [coll] meaning: intention rank: 1
☆ 彼は助ける気は全く無い ⇨ He has no intention of helping out
☆ 私は謝る気など全く無い ⇨ I have zero intention to apologize
気持ち [きもち] meaning: intention rank: 1
☆ それは気持ちの問題だ ⇨ It is a matter of your real intention
積り [つもり] [coll] meaning: intention rank: 1
☆ あんた一体どうするつもり？ ⇨ What are you gonna do about it?
☆ あんた本当にそうするつもりなの？ ⇨ Do you really intend to do so? Are you seriously thinking about doing so? (☛ In a second-person sentence, it often sounds like “are you serious that you’re going to do that?”)
☆ その仕事は明日までに終わらせるつもりです ⇨ I intend, plan, to finish that work by tomorrow (☛ Refers to personal intentions only)
☆ 彼は借りた金を返すつもりなど全く無い ⇨ He has no intention of paying back the borrowed money (☛ Refers to personal intentions only)
☆ あいつ一体どういうつもりなんだ？ ⇨ What in the world is he thinking? (☛ Refers to personal intentions only. Often contains negative connotations)
用意 [(1)ようい] meaning: intention rank: 1
☆ 我々は資金援助の用意が有る ⇨ We are willing you to provide financial help
意向 [いこう] [liter] meaning: intention rank: 2
☆ 彼は公定歩合の当面据え置く意向を示した ⇨ He expressed his intention to maintain the current prime rate for now
意思 [(1)いし] [tech] meaning: intention rank: 2
☆ その行為は法律上意思表示と見做される ⇨ That action is legally regarded as a declaration of intention
☆ 彼とは意思疎通が出来ない ⇨ I cannot communicate with him. He and I cannot understand each other
意図 [(1)いと] [liter] meaning: intention rank: 2
☆ そういう意図でやったのではなかった ⇨ That was not my intention when I did it
故意 [(1)こい] [liter] meaning: intention rank: 2
☆ 私は故意にそれをやったのではない ⇨ I didn’t do it on purpose
所存 [しょぞん] [liter] [humble] meaning: intention rank: 3
☆ 今後も一層精進して行く所存です ⇨ I plan to work even harder into the future
真意 [(1)しんい] meaning: intention rank: 3
☆ 彼の真意は良く分からない ⇨ I am not sure what his true intention is (☛ A real intention)
魂胆 [(1)こんたん] meaning: intention rank: 4
☆ あいつの魂胆は一体何なんだ？ ⇨ What the hell is his true motive, scheme? (☛ An intention to trap, harm, someone)
作為 [(1)さくい] [tech] meaning: intention rank: 4
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腹積もり [はらづもり] meaning: intention rank: 4
☆ 彼がどうする腹積もりなのかは分からない ⇨ I don’t know what he is planning to do
本意 [(1)ほんい] meaning: intention rank: 4
☆ それは私の本意ではなかった ⇨ That was not my real intention, aim (☛ A real intention)
本旨 [(1)ほんし] meaning: intention rank: 4
☆ それはこの法律の本旨から外れている ⇨ That is not the intention of this law
► 接尾辞
向け [むけ] meaning: intention rank: 2
☆ 子供向けの本 ⇨ Books intended for children
☆ 米国市場向けの製品 ⇨ Products intended for US market