to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
breath; breathing; tone; mood
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
otherwise; or else; if not
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing