delicate; gentle; fleeting
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
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
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
now; the present time; just now; another; more
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
with no regard to appearances; not caring about how one looks
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
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 hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)