first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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 remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
such ... as; or some such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
archeological excavation (archaeological)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
ancient human skeleton; archaeological human remains