one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
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 shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
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
trunk (of a car); boot; luggage space; cargo compartment
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
light blue; pale blue; aqua
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
nausea; sickness in the stomach
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible