clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
beginning; outset; first; onset
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
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 whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
older sister; lass; young lady
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
older brother; elder brother
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)