long ago; once upon a time
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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.
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
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
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis