alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
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
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
after a long time; for the first time in a while
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
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 move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)