being startled; getting a shock
the opposite sex; isomerism
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
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
man; male; masculine gender
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
large number (of); many; majority
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
than; from; out of; except; but; more
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
several people; a few people
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to smile (at); to grin (at)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
student (esp. a university student)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
self-employed profession (e.g. actor, artist); liberal profession
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly