brightness; splendour; splendor
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
at that time; in those days
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
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
beginning; outset; first; onset
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
witnessing; observing; sighting
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
woman; female; feminine gender
victim; injured party; sufferer