delicate; gentle; fleeting
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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; and then
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
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; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
now; the present time; just now; another; more
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; 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; 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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
devotion; attachment; infatuation
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
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; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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.)