again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
participation; joining; entry; adherence
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
third day of the month; three days
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
until now; so far; up to the present
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
now; the present time; just now; another; more
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness