first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
time; hour; period; class
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
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
probability; likelihood; chances
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
so; like this; in this way
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
princess; daughter of a nobleman
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
now; the present time; just now; another; more
what time; (lit.) which hour