what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
two persons; two people; pair; couple
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
until now; so far; up to the present
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to be needed; to be wanted
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
duty; function; office; mission; task
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
impossible; unlikely; improbable
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
police; police officer; police station
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
posterity; future life; life to come
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem