now; the present time; just now; another; more
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
hello; good day; good afternoon
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
turban-like hat worn by officials in the Ryūkyū Kingdom
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
original (written) work (i.e. a new novel, play, music, etc.); newly written work; specially written work; writing (a new work) specially (for a publication, film, exhibition, etc.)
short story; short film; short poem
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)