one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
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.)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
grandfather; male senior-citizen
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
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 start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
moxibustion; chastisement; scolding
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to sit down; to take a seat
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience