final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
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.)
illustration (e.g. book); picture
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case