laws of nature; physical laws; physics
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
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
height (of body); stature
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to make an appeal; to urge
moving; touching; stirring
short essay; pamphlet; tract
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
modern Japanese; current written style
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
of course; certainly; naturally