swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to bloom in profusion; to bloom wildly; to flower abundantly
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to recall; to remember; to recollect
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
far away in the distance; in the far distance
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; tree tumbo (Welwitschia mirabilis)
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
beyond that point; after that
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
scenery; scene; landscape
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
imagination; supposition; guess
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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.)
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)