what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
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 read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...