(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
electricity; (electric) light
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
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
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
use; utilization; utilisation; application
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare