what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
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
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
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 raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
middle of the night; dead of night
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
tension; mental strain; nervousness
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
how; in what way; by what means
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very