recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
president and chief executive officer
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
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 go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
material; materials; data; information; documents
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about