oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
adds force or indicates command
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
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
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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 wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
in that way; thus; so; so?
time; hour; period; class
to pass (of time); to elapse
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint