ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
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
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
GI (soldier in the US Army); G.I.
reopening; resumption; restarting
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
than; from; out of; except; but; more
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
official announcement; proclamation
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
Maya (ancient Indian tribe in Central America)
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you