certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
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)
one day; (on) a certain day
family; members of a family
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
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
while alive; during one's lifetime
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
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
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 lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)