preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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.
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
silence; stillness; quietness
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender