strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
personality; character; individuality; personhood
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
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
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
complete recovery of health
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
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.
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to accept; to receive; to agree
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to have a talk; to tell a story
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)