mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
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
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
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 watch steadily; to stare
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
older brother; elder brother
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
family; members of a family
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
having said that; on the other hand
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
(some) more; even more; longer; further