certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
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
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
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 save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
beginning; outset; first; onset
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)