this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to overdo; to do too much
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to mow; to reap; to harvest
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
desperately; for one's dear life
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
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 stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to shake; to sway; to waver
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell