to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
myself; yourself; I; me; you
nothing but; except; no more than
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
younger scholar; future reference
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
what kind of; what sort of; what
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
world; society; people; the public
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
lost child department; place to bring lost children to
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
such; like that; that sort of
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top