come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
story; tale; talk; discussion
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.)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
second marriage; remarriage
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
two persons; two people; pair; couple
child from previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
really; truly; indeed; good grief
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
marriage ceremony; wedding
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
true character; real nature
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh