time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be infected; to be contagious
river; stream; River; the ... river
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
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.)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
evening; last night; yesterday evening
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
adds force or indicates command
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
leopard (Panthera pardus)
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
soldier; combatant; warrior
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very