settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to die out; to become extinct
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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
silence; stillness; quietness
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)