opening theme; opening theme music
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
while; during; while; although; all; both
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
to dye; to colour; to color
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
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.
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
opening of a pool (e.g. for the summer season)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
summer vacation; summer holiday
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to