only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
wife who lives elsewhere but regularly visits her husband
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
hello; good day; good afternoon
older sister; elder sister
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
base (military, expedition, etc.)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?