to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to rock; to shake; to swing
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances