regret; repentance; remorse
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.
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
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
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
remembrance; recollection; recognition
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication