someone; a certain person
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
this world; this life; world of the living
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
that; the matter in question
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
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 choose; to select; to pick (out)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
beginning; outset; first; onset
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
third month of the lunar calendar; Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
how; in what way; how about