more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
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 continue; to keep up; to keep on
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
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
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
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 say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
should; must; -able; probably; likely
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to explain; to dispel doubts
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
danger; peril; hazard; risk
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
father; dad; husband; you; he
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt