indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
God; god; ace; king; superior person
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to blaze; to burn brightly
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
study; research; investigation
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence