how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
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
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
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.
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
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
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
evil spirit; demon; devil
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
considerably; greatly; a lot
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then