oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
one thin flat object; one sheet
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
written apology; written statement of regret
pure literature; belles-lettres
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
Kawabata Yasunari (1899-1972)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
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
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
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
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to be too late; to be too slow
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
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.)