I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
summer vacation; summer holiday
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to get hungry; to become hungry
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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 ...
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
stark naked; completely naked; nude
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
by means of; due to; because of; according to
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
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 eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
while; during; while; although; all; both
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
fall; drop; descent; coming down
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)