this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
pitch dark; total darkness
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
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 recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
prospects of victory; chances of success
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
it is not (like that) either