to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to dye; to colour; to color
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
even though; despite; when
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling