yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
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
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
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
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in that way; thus; so; so?
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold