this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
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 permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
of course; certainly; naturally
honorific/polite/humble prefix
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
river; stream; River; the ... river
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
-less; lacking; non-existing