to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
door; gate; opening; title page
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.
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
last week; the week before
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
now; the present time; just now; another; more
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
first third of a month; first ten days of a month
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
common people; ordinary people; masses
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
nonsense; (having) terrible taste; unstylish
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
perfect; complete; flawless
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few