preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
calamity; misfortune; disaster
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to rain incessantly; to downpour
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
semi-transparent; translucent
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 take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
while; during; while; although; all; both
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
instant; moment; for an instant
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to smash; to break into pieces
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)