stealthily; secretly; in secret
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
scenery; scene; landscape
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 project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
promotion (school, military, etc.)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
such; like that; that sort of; very
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
library (usu. single-room); small library