(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
tackle (e.g. rugby); fishing tackle
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be needed; to be wanted
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to join forces; to cooperate
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to pull in (fish); to land
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
tradition; legend; folklore