dancer (esp. a bugaku dancer)
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
external cause; external origin; exogenous cause
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica); spotted laurel; lush, green tree
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
a dream which is contradicted by reality
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called