-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
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.
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to yield to temptation; to succumb
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to recall; to remember; to recollect
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!