abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
the other day; a few days ago
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
indeed; really; truly; very much
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
now that; since; so long as; because
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
parting; separation; farewell
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
this world; this life; world of the living
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...