a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
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 cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
border (between countries); national border
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
area; region; district; locality
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
war; fighting; fierce competition
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
royal capital; imperial capital
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust