flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
two persons; two people; pair; couple
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
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 hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
all; entire; whole; altogether
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
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
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together; at the same time; same; identical