ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
suffix for familiar person
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
company; corporation; workplace
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
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 close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict