be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
adds force or indicates command
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
female high-school student
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl