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
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
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
last week; the week before
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
rural local self-government (Muromachi period)
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify