(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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 have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
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.)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
ten; 10; ten years of age
step; stride; counter for steps
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal