that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
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.
newspaper reporter; print journalist
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
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
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
anecdote; tidbit; gossip; little-known story
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
voice quality; type of voice
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to