comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
limbs; arms and legs; body
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
long hair (usu. of a man)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
(set of) facial features; looks
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
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.)
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
something like ...; something called ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply