may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to face; to go towards; to head towards
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
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
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
living thing; living creature; animal; life
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to be silent; to say nothing
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
consequence; outcome; result; blame