sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
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.)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
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 search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
participation; joining; entry