absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
the way back; the way home; return trip
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to go past; to pass; to pass by
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
yearned for; longed for; missed
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to face; to go towards; to head towards
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
meaning; significance; sense
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal