spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
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
concentricity; same mind; unanimity; policeman; constable in the Edo period
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
when it becomes; when it comes to
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
how; in what way; how about
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.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
please; somehow or other; one way or another
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
please (give me); please (do for me)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?