indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
mysterious thief; phantom thief
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
one day; (on) a certain day
to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
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
father; dad; husband; you; he
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
elopement; running away with a lover
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
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.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
sage; wise man; philosopher; sagacity; wisdom; intelligence