sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
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
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
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 borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
performance of one's official duties
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort