back; rear; background; behind the scenes
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
rather than; more ... than ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
such ... as; or some such
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
innumerable; countless; numberless
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
rule; reign; government; governing
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
confinement (indoors, to quarters, etc.)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous