opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
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
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
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 contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
weightlessness; zero gravity
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
dull sound; muffled sound
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
while; during; while; although; all; both
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda