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 move (house); to change residence
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
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
summer vacation; summer holiday
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
good feeling; feeling good
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
even if not; even without
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
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.
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to provide momentum; to give a boost to; to encourage; to spur; to stimulate
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
how; in what way; how about
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE