too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
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
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
many; a lot; much; multitude
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
already; now; no longer; not any more
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
in that way; thus; so; so?
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")