chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
spring day; spring sun; spring sunlight
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
one more time; once more; once again
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless