one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
that is to say; so that means
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
difficult to ...; hard to ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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.
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
solid; substantial; substantive