this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
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
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
society; the world; the times
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
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.)
incident; affair; happening; event
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
barrette; hair clasp; hair slide
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
thought; consideration; thinking
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to check; to stop; to keep back
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)