here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
door; gate; opening; title page
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to speak; to hear a voice
of course; certainly; naturally
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
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 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 wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to feel; to sense; to experience
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
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
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched