to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
river; stream; River; the ... river
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
in this way; thus; such; uh...
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.)
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
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.