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; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
weather; the elements; 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; and then
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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 recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
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; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
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