small quantity; little; little while; short distance
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
book; volume; this; present; main; head
time; season; period; phase; stage
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
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.
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
living thing; organism; creature; biology
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
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
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
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
troops; group members; team members
please (give me); please (do for me)
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
witnessing; observing; sighting
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable