preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
several weeks; a few weeks
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
conviction; belief; confidence
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
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 let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features