thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
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
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
again; once more; a second time
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
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.)
adds force or indicates command
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then