as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in that way; thus; so; so?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
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
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
even though; despite; when
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
process; course; mechanism
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to have meaning; to be meaningful
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
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 clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight