after a long time; for the first time in a while
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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.
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
self-consciousness; self-awareness
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
now; the present time; just now; another; more
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
scenery; scene; landscape
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
don't you think?; indicates question
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
in one's own way or style
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here