alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
reality; actuality; hard fact
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
while; during; while; although; all; both
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
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 wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
summer vacation; summer holiday