preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
as a child; when one was a child
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
myself; yourself; I; me; you
something like ...; something called ...
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
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 paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
scene; spectacle; sight; view
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
woman; female; feminine gender
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)