love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
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.
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
how; in what way; how about
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
contemporary writing; modern text; modern Japanese writing; modern Japanese (as a school subject); literature written since the Meiji period
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
nothing but; except; no more than
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
society; the world; the times
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight