a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
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
now; the present time; just now; another; more
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
woman; female; feminine gender
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
man; male; masculine gender
weave; weaving; woven item
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?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
it is not (like that) either
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
inside one's heart; in one's mind
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
personality; character; individuality; personhood
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that