uninhabited island; desert island
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
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
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
book; volume; this; present; main; head
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
waterproofing; making watertight
match (to light fire with)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
water trickling from rocks
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
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
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)