beginning; outset; first; onset
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
of tender years; very young
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like