Dance Dance Dance (novel)
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
such; like that; that sort of; very
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.
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
form; shape; figure; visage
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
too much; excessively; too
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally