spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
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
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to make merry; to be festive
just because; even if; even though
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
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 play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
Tsukino Usagi (Sailor Moon character)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
Cancer (constellation); the Crab
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
sailor suit; middy uniform
soldier; combatant; warrior
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.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly