back street; back alley; off-street
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
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; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
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
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
very young; little; childish; immature
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
while; during; while; although; all; both
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top