the first star to appear in the evening
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
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.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not