to continue; to keep up; to keep on
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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.)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
door; gate; opening; title page
suddenly; all of a sudden
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
time; hour; period; class
to recall; to remember; to recollect
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
however; having said that; but
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
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.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker