flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
suffix for familiar person
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
bento; Japanese box lunch
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
power of femininity; woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; girliness (as a positive quality)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
bento; Japanese box lunch
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
rice topped with raw egg (often seasoned with soy sauce)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood