person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to be born; to come into the world
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
that day; the very same day
because of; owing to; due to
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!