perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
invitation; introduction; temptation
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
at once; immediately; right now
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
called; known as; that; to say
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
dressing up; putting on makeup; dolling (oneself) up
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
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.
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate