one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
prison guard; jailer; gaoler
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
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
face; looks; vestiges; trace
only; merely; but; no more than
woman; female; feminine gender