preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber
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.
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
feather; plume; plumage; down
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which