phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
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
Hitomebore (variety of rice)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow; Himalayas
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
drama; play; powerful drug
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
body; group; party; company; troupe
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 roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
good feeling; feeling good
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
imagination; supposition; guess
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you