gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
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 possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
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 sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
singing voice; (sound of) singing
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
suffix for familiar person
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible