beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
quarrel; dispute; argument
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to become calm; to die down
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
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
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
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in that way; thus; so; so?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
since when; from when; how long
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy