here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
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.
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to make an appearance; to show up
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
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
done; just done; just finished
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
how; in what way; how about
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.)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
victim; injured party; sufferer
Ministry of Justice (1871-1948)
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
sum; surface-to-air missile; SAM