sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
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
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
inside the encampment; within the camp
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
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 bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
while; during; while; although; all; both
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
beginning; outset; first; onset
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
sound of the wind; voice of the wind