God; god; ace; king; superior person
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
meaning; significance; sense
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.
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
January; first month of the lunar calendar
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
24 divisions of the solar year; 24 terms used to denote the changing of the seasons
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
(time of) extreme cold; "major cold" solar term (approx. January 20, roughly the coldest time of the year)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
doubt; suspicion; hesitation; indecision
name; given name; first name
senior high school; high school
annual (plant); first-year student
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...