endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
in that way; thus; so; so?
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
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
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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 wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what time; (lit.) which hour
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
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
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
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
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
how; in what way; how about
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.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial