lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
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.
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
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.)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
king; king; king (chess piece)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow