cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
now; the present time; just now; another; more
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
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.
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever