why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to apologize; to apologise
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel; to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in comparison to; rather than
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
how; in what way; how about
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
to be found; to be discovered
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
boy; son; baby boy; young man
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)