gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
while; even though; despite
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
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 shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
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
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
student (esp. a university student)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
woman; lady; adult female
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)