now; the present time; just now; another; more
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
literature; books (reference); document
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
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
writing; composition; essay; sentence
thousands; several thousand
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
adds force or indicates command
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon