preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
shopping; purchased goods
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
Indian summer (around November); mild late autumn weather; mild late fall weather
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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 feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
area; region; district; locality
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
(short) jacket; blouson; ski jumper; jumping event athlete; jumper lead; jumper wire
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...