what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
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
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
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 read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...