this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
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 attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
in that way; thus; so; so?
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
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; in; at; when; by; with; and then
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
such; this sort of; like this
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
brown bear (Ursus arctos)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
traditional winter hunters in Tōhoku; matagi
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few