something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up 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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
Japanese person; Japanese people
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
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
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course