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
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to move (house); to change residence
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
convenient; handy; useful
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then