ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
person concerned; interested party; related party
first number (e.g. issue of a magazine); No. 1 type
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
direct examination; examination-in-chief
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.
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
instability; insecurity; crankiness
now; the present time; just now; another; more
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead