with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
until now; so far; up to the present
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.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
high heels; high-heeled shoes
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly