in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
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.
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.)
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine