to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
older sister; elder sister
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet