book-cover design; picture on the cover of a book
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
weather; fair weather; fine weather
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.
to ask; to enquire; to query
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
feeling; sense; impression
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
manners; customs; public morals; sex service; sex industry
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
instant; moment; for an instant
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
meaning; significance; sense
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
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
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name