one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
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
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
in the meanwhile; during the time
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to pass (of time); to elapse
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
wealthy and powerful family
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
double-flowered cherry tree; double cherry blossoms
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
spilling; spill; leavings; leftovers
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
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 take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
older sister; elder sister
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
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 sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)