嘘を付くのは悪いことだ。

lie; falsehood; incorrect fact; Really!; Unbelievable!; No way!

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 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 be lighted; to be settled; to be resolved; to be decided; to be given (of a name, price, etc.); to be sensed; to be perceived; to be lucky; to become (a state, condition, etc.)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

bad; poor; inferior; evil; sinful; unprofitable; unbeneficial; at fault; to blame; in the wrong; sorry

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; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative