indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
by myself; in person; by oneself
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good feeling; feeling good
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
serious; not joking; straight
for example; for instance; e.g.
cool breeze; refreshing breeze
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
Yamada Tarou (1918.3.24-2002.12.23) (1948.8.24-)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean