to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to be injured; to sustain a wound
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to serve; to work for; to attend
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to use up all one's strength; to die
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable