beginning; outset; first; onset
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to fit (inside something)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
bunch of flowers; bouquet
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
gem; jewel; precious stone
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show
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.
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience