painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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 do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
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
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
a few years ago; some years back
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle