serious; not joking; straight
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
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
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
person who is satisfied with their real (offline) life; normie
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
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.)
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
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.
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
fourth day of the month; four days
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...