to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
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
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to shake one's head (in denial)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
scene; spectacle; sight; view
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 see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
don't you think?; indicates question
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)