indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
people; men and women; each person; everybody
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
while; even though; despite
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not