to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
had better ...; had better not ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
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 recall; to remember; to recollect
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
bet; wager; stake; gamble
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion