to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
time; hour; period; class
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt