clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to recall; to remember; to recollect
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
several times; a few times
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
financial power; financial means; wealth
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
decision; settlement; definition
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)