adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
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
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
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
decomposition; ulceration
any more; any further; any better; any longer
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to live; to make a living; to get on with
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
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 hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
in that way; thus; so; so?
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?