wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
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
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
Kyushu region (sometimes incl. the Nansei Islands)
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
such; like that; that sort of; very
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
foreign; abroad; overseas
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that day; the very same day
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed