before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
door; gate; opening; title page
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
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
printing; typing; printed character; typed character; character(s) carved onto a seal
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
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 read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")