impossible; unlikely; improbable
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
by myself; in person; by oneself
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
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
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
store interior; inside of a shop
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
long ago; a long time ago; already
to be found; to be discovered
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
adds force or indicates command