to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
antiquity; the previous era
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
than; from; out of; except; but; more
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
God; god; ace; king; superior person
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)