yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
please (give me); please (do for me)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
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 bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
The Tempest (play by Shakespeare, sonata by Beethoven)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
criticism; critique; review; commentary
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
diligent; hardworking; healthy; well; faithful; honest
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you