dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
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
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
name; given name; first name
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
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.
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
time; hour; period; class
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that