indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
secret; private; surreptitious
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
original story; original version; this volume
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
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?
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
site; point on a map; spot
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
meaning; significance; sense
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
literally; to the letter; literal