pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
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
flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
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 carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
really; truly; indeed; good grief
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")