thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
every place; various places
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
discovery; detection; finding
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
clear; distinct; evident; definite
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
society; public; community; social studies
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
society; the world; the times
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
now; soon; already; yet; further; more