that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
by means of; due to; because of; according to
discovery; detection; finding
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; Amazon (online retailer)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
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.
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
that day; the very same day
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
jungle; jungle; jungle music
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
large river; epic (of a novel, drama, etc.); long-form; large-scale
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
dense wood; thick wood; large (Zen) temple
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen