society; the world; the times
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
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
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
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.
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
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.)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
Japanese person; Japanese people
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
no!; no no!; no, not at all
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
honorific/polite/humble prefix
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
proposal; proposition; suggestion
every year; yearly; annually
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...