even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
that is to say; so that means
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
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.
existence; being; presence
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)