to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
bright red; crimson lotus flower
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
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.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
danger; peril; hazard; risk
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
adds force or indicates command