you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
life; living; I; me; student
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
story; tale; talk; discussion
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
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.
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
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
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
meditation; contemplation