song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
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
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey