lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
evening; last night; yesterday evening
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
as a child; when one was a child
older brother; elder brother
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
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
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
how; in what way; how about
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also