monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
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 kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
name; given name; first name
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
around the world; throughout the world
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
everywhere; all over; throughout
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
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
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...