today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
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 dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
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.
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
even though; despite; when
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
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.)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
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
low spirits; depressed heart
to comfort; to console; to amuse
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
now; the present time; just now; another; more
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely