light snow fall; small snow flakes
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
youngest daughter (of a good family)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
corridor; hallway; passageway
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
by myself; in person; by oneself
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
brush (for painting, basting, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
long, kimono-like garment, made of light fabric and worn under the kimono; under-kimono
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
while; during; while; although; all; both
suffix for familiar person
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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 hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
self-satisfaction; rejoicing
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
I see; that's right; indeed
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs