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
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
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...
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
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
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
greater-than mark (>); right angle bracket
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
not yet known; unknown; strange
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
one's first campaign; one's first battle
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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.
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
price; cost; value; worth; value
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.)
is something that; is that which
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)