somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
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
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
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.
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
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
handful; small amount; small number
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to grow up; to become an adult
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
suddenly; all of a sudden
massing (of troops); gathering