recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
this world; this life; world of the living
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
living thing; living creature; animal; life
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
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.
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to be called; to do
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
in that way; thus; so; so?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
such ... as; or some such
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding