number one; first; best; most; game; round
beginning; outset; first; onset
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
in this way; thus; such; uh...
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.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
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
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
uninhabited island; desert island
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
endless; boundless; everlasting
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
horizon (related to land)
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
like; similar to; as with; in the same way