order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
Aldebaran (star in the constellation Taurus); Alpha Tauri
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
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
tedious; boring; being fed up with
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
obi and cord fasteners (for a kimono)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
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 hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
time; hour; period; class
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
long ago; a long time ago; already
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
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
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
to shake; to sway; to waver
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
cotton; cotton pads (usu. in amenity set); cotton buds