cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
while; during; while; although; all; both
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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 stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
while; even though; despite
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
home area; home town; local
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill