reality; actuality; hard fact
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to feel; to sense; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
now; the present time; just now; another; more
highest rank among priests; mountain ascetic monk; signs that distinguish Buddhist teachings from other faiths; title given to a great physician or painter
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
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.)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun