older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
how; in what way; how about
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.)
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
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
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
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.
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
please (give me); please (do for me)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
in comparison to; rather than
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly