before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
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
royal castle; imperial castle
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
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 look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
confusion; distraction; derangement
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
how; in what way; how about
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
banning of books; banned book
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count