late winter; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
waking; waking up; awakening
fixed date; appointed day
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.
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
"awakening of insects" solar term (approx. March 6, the day on which hibernating insects are said to come out of the ground)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
unexpectedly; surprisingly
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)