darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
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
solitude; loneliness; isolation
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
myself; yourself; I; me; you
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
meaning; significance; sense
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
antiquity; the previous era
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
without; but if; otherwise; or else
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other