waking; waking up; awakening
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
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 be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
time; hour; period; class
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
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.
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?