idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
older brother; elder brother
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
and yet; though; when; in spite of
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
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 forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
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.)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
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
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to govern; to manage; to subdue
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
something like ...; something called ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
classification; categorization; sorting
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means