to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
meaning; significance; sense
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to face; to go towards; to head towards
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
should; must; -able; probably; likely
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
yearned for; longed for; missed
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to go past; to pass; to pass by
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
the way back; the way home; return trip
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
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
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first