and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
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.
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
palanquin set with jewels; money and social status gained by marrying a rich and powerful man
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
when it becomes; when it comes to
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to become better; to improve
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
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
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
function over aesthetics; (lit.) dumplings over flowers
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
older brother; elder brother
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
elm bark clothes traditionally worn by the Ainu; elm bark textile
honorific/polite/humble prefix
older sister and younger brother
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing