indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to push aside; to brush aside
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
vocal sound; tone of voice
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
how; in what way; how about
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
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
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
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.)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell