this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
one's world within; one's inner world
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
senior high school; high school
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to breathe out; to exhale
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
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
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
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 manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
elopement; running away with a lover
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk