may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
how long; how far; how much
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
accurate; correct; precise; exact
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
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.)
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
then; well; so; well then
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to recall; to remember; to recollect
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to face; to go towards; to head towards
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance