first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
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.
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
to recall; to remember; to recollect
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
now; the present time; just now; another; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image