to pass (of time); to elapse
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to accept; to receive; to agree
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
the opposite sex; isomerism
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
12 signs of the Chinese zodiac
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this and that; various things
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
in succession; one after another
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
innermost depths of one's heart
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
being left out; being ostracized
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial