yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
president (of a society); chairman
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
neat and clean; tidy; trim
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
perfect; complete; flawless
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
princess; daughter of a nobleman
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
naughty; mischievous; unruly
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
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.
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt