recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
for example; for instance; e.g.
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
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
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
book; volume; this; present; main; head
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
discovery; detection; finding
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
breakthrough; great discovery
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading