random thoughts; occasional thoughts; desultory thoughts
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
departure; leaving; setting off
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
moment by moment; hour by hour
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
time; hour; period; class
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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.
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
while; even though; despite
meaning; significance; sense
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
health; healthy; sound; fit
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)