flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
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.
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to recall; to remember; to recollect
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
educational institution; school; academy; campus
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
honorific/polite/humble prefix
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
instant; moment; for an instant
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome