now; the present time; just now; another; more
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
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
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
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
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
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
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
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 take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also