indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how; in what way; by what means
don't you think?; indicates question
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
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.
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
imagination; supposition; guess
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?