nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
technique; art; skill; move
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 use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to blow off; to be blown off
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
serious; not joking; straight
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
I see; that's right; indeed
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
when it becomes; when it comes to
cannot tell one thing from another; cannot distinguish (e.g. good from bad)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more