honorific/polite/humble prefix
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
spring break; spring vacation
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.
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
8th day of the month; eight days
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
earnestly; immediately; exactly
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
one act (of a play); scene; event
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to