sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
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 rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
time; hour; period; class
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
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
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
woman; lady; adult female
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out