longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
memories; recollections; reminiscence
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?