sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
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
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
innumerable; countless; numberless
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
point in common; common feature
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
madder red; dark red; crimson
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
sunlight; rays of the Sun
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a 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 blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
time around sunset; early evening
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
school building; schoolhouse
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible