indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
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 hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
myself; yourself; I; me; you
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous