recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
don't you think?; indicates question
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to become dim; to become blurred
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to repeat; to do something over again
to recall; to remember; to recollect
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
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.
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting