to recall; to remember; to recollect
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
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
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to get between; to be caught in
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way