that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
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 rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
fricative; fricative consonant
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
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
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
adds force or indicates command
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last