first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
beginning; outset; first; onset
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
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 shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
passions; sexual desire; lust
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
married woman; woman; lady
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to look around; to survey
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
chair; stool; post; office; position
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate