if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
smuggling (during the Edo period); contraband
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
chief trader (of the Dutch trading post at Dejima); captain (of a European ship; Edo period)
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
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
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
alright; of no concern; unproblematic; okay; fine
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...