chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
summer vacation; summer holiday
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
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
heart; guts; nerve; central part
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
so; like this; in this way
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
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.
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!