disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
(your) daughter; young woman
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
both hands; both arms; ten
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to rock; to shake; to swing
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
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