the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
already; now; no longer; not any more
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
-less; lacking; non-existing
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
trend of the times; way things are going
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
something like ...; something called ...
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
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
two persons; two people; pair; couple
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent