enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
indicates that an action is performed roughly or violently
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
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 take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
honorific/polite/humble prefix
please (give me); please (do for me)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
suffix for familiar person
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...