ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how many people; a number of people
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
just one person; only one
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
that day; the very same day
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
name; given name; first name
journal; magazine; periodical
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.)
a few years ago; some years back
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop