what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
villain; baddie; the villain's part
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in that way; thus; so; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
(your) daughter; young woman
antiquity; the previous era
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already