possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
by myself; in person; by oneself
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
February; second month of the lunar calendar
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
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
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
honorific/polite/humble prefix
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
long ago; a long time ago; already
to be found; to be discovered
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number