indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
birth; creation; formation
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
pure and innocent; immaculate
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
Hikaru Genji; The Shining Genji
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
wicked thought; wicked mind
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
hills and fields; countryside
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
now; the present time; just now; another; more
how; in what way; how about
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square