indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
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
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
while; during; while; although; all; both
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
surroundings; environs; circumference
firm; strong; solid; stable
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
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
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
mobile home; camper-van; RV
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted