something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
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
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
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holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
maintenance; preservation; improvement
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
storage method (e.g. for food); storage instructions
book; volume; this; present; main; head
in that way; thus; so; so?
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to concern; to be related
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very