this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
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
really; truly; indeed; good grief
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
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.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
robin (Erithacus rubecula); European robin
suffix for familiar person
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
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 destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility