indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
villain; baddie; the villain's part
(your) daughter; young woman
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
new life (esp. after retirement); postretirement life
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 pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
honorific/polite/humble prefix
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
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.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
sunlight; rays of the Sun
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
good feeling; feeling good
good feeling; feeling good
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
arm; skill; efforts; ability
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously