recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
very likely; very probable
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
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.)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
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 haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
I see; that's right; indeed
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to summon; to get used to call
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
sphere; counter for balls
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
strikeout; strike out; fanning out
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