idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be found; to be discovered
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
decoration; ornament; trimmings
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
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
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.
going to and fro; back and forth
in that way; thus; so; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then