as a child; when one was a child; childhood
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
pillow talk; conversation in bed; bedtime story
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
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
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
number one; first; best; most; game; round
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
broken; intermittent; disconnected
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)