greeting; a fine thing to say
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
so; like this; in this way
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
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
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
at once; immediately; right now
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
world; society; people; the public
society; public; community; social studies
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
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; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
society; the world; the times
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness