first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
woman; female; feminine gender
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
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 cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
very young; little; childish; immature
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
whitebait; immature sweetfish
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious