for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
single word; a few words; brief comment
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to talk; to chat; to chatter
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
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
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
really; truly; indeed; good grief
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...