endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
innocent; not guilty; harmless
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to be born; to come into the world
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity