light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that