to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to shake; to sway; to waver
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
party (esp. for children or the elderly); funfest
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
time; hour; period; class
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
pace; rate; pitch (i.e. angle, space, field, sound, etc.); pitch (from distilling petroleum, tar, etc.); pitch (football, rugby); playing field
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
humiliation; shame; loss of face