from here; from this place
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
war; fighting; fierce competition
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
way (of doing); manner; method
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
had better ...; had better not ...
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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.)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement