preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
single-storied house; single-storied building
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
interior design; interior; upholstery
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
inside; interior; inner part
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
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 look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
to rest one's chin in one's hands
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
beyond that point; after that
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to go past; to pass; to pass by
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
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
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)