spring water; clear (pure) water
Kiyomi orange (Citrus unshiu sinensis); type of tangor (tangerine-orange hybrid)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
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.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
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.
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
admiration; wonder; astonishment
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to tell all; to give a full account
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
13th day (of the moon); the night of the 13th day of 9th lunar month
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
in comparison to; rather than
three; three years of age
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to